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Old May 23, 2017 | 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by nomad420
I have a another SFO-CLE turn around next month that I bought up to W with hope that at least that will clear.
Originally Posted by transportprof
I thought that you didn't need a W fare to apply RPUs?
Correct, no minimum fare requirement for RPU.

And if hoping W would improve spot on the upgrade list, it's still a discount fare, on the lower end of the fare hierarchy (Y,B,M,E,U,H,Q,V,W,S,T,L,K,G). So that's likely just wasted $$. Maybe buying M, E, or U would help, but at that point why not just purchase discount F?
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